A piller Cover ?

[pardonator]

Just came back from dropping off my JCW seats to john vital, 5 miles from home on dual carriageway and I hear a large bang/crack. Thought it was part of my wiper blade but it was actually my A piller cover flying off. It's broken off completely. Anyone have an idea of replacement cost? I did notice from the other side a ticking sound at around 70mph from the same area, could it be the other side as well ?

[Paul]

How old is your car? Seen them replaced (including one on our MINI One) replaced under warranty, it shouldn't fall off.

[pardonator]

2002, when I bought it they previous owner did say he'd had the windscreen replaced, im guessing there was some sort of sealent under there that hasn't set very well ?

[Root Ginger]

It's only held on by clips and screws. The latest part is redesigned to prevent this.

[pardonator]

Will the revised part fit older cars?

[Root Ginger]

Quote: Originally Posted by pardonator (original)

Will the revised part fit older cars?

Yes it superceded the original part.

[pardonator]

£22.30 for the cover, and £3.28 for the foam underneath.

I'm wondering if its an easy job to fix myself, the bracket and screws that seem to hold the other one on seem hard to get to as the door rubber seal blocks it, anyone know if this is an easy job ?

[Root Ginger]

Very simple. Just pull the rubber off where it covers the screws and push back on after, the rubber is only push fit and not glued or anything.

Providing all the clips are still intact it just a matter of pushing the new parts on and putting the screws back in.

[scooperman_uk]

i will see if i can find the thread with my occurence of this.

mine was replaced at dealer £75 ish, autoglass paid for it and the damage to the roof it caused when it came off as they didnt fit the a pillar cover back on properly. i had to threaten them with legal action in the end. the paid close to £800 to me for dent removal and roof respray..

[pardonator]

Is that really it? just screwed on? I would have thought there must be some sort of sealent against the windscreen as it must have only broken off due to too much air being forced underneath

[Root Ginger]

No sealant, no. The redesigned part is the foam underneath to prevent air from being directed under the A pillar cover. The cover itself is identical.

Never had any issues myself and I've had got two early models with the old style A pillar foam.

Problem often becomes apparent after windscreens have been fitted as the the covers perhaps don't clip back on quite as tightly as before.

Having said that mine have been off twice with no issues???

[pardonator]

The only clips I can see are these, all of which are the same, snapped completely off. Are there any clips at the top/bottom? I don't fancy trying to pull my other cover off to find out. If it is just those 4 clips though I might as well and jut go buy the part from bmw and see if I can do it myslef

[Hat]

those are the screws that need unscrewing - the clips are the green items running up the length of the windscreen

[pardonator]

Thanks mr ginger, I'll go grab the part now and see how I get on

[scooperman_uk]

having had a few sets of these, its a case of replacing the green snap in clips and ensure the half discs on the door side arent broken too. then screwing it all in. dont know about the sound proofing foam as mine blew off and didnt get replaced by BMW.